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Boy, 12, Charged For 'Influence' Over 5-Year-Old Who Shot, Killed Philly's Nyssa Davis, 9 Boy, 12, Charged For 'Influence' Over 5-Year-Old Who Shot, Killed Philly's Nyssa Davis, 9
Boy, 12, Charged For 'Influence' Over 5-Year-Old Who Shot, Killed Philly's Nyssa Davis, 9 A 12-year-old boy has been charged for his "influence" over the 5-year-old who shot his 9-year-old sister Nyssa Davis while home alone in North Philadelphia last week, CBSN Philly reports. A detention hearing was scheduled for Wednesday morning for the boy, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter, authorities told CBSN Philly. The boy was expected to answer for his so called “influence” over a 5-year-old, whom detectives say was the one who ultimately pulled the trigger, killing Davis. The boy facing charges was the same one who called 9-1-1 reporting Nyssa's death, police confi…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Name Of 9-Year-Old Philadelphia Student Shot, Killed By 5-Year-Old Lives On With School Grant Name Of 9-Year-Old Philadelphia Student Shot, Killed By 5-Year-Old Lives On With School Grant
Name Of 9-Year-Old Philadelphia Student Shot, Killed By 5-Year-Old Lives On With School Grant The name of the 9-year-old girl shot and killed by her 5-year-old cousin last week will live on in the form of a grant to be awarded by a student at the Philadelphia school she attended, district officials told Daily Voice. The award honoring Nyssa Davis will be given to a sixth grader at the Thomas M. Peirce School who exhibits the character and dedication to education that Nyssa shared will be awarded annually by the Philadelphia Home & School Council, spokeswoman Afea Tucker said. Nyssa was discovered in critical condition after being shot in the right side of her head by her 5-…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Name Of 9-Year-Old Philadelphia Student Shot, Killed By 5-Year-Old Lives On With School Grant Name Of 9-Year-Old Philadelphia Student Shot, Killed By 5-Year-Old Lives On With School Grant
Name Of 9-Year-Old Philadelphia Student Shot, Killed By 5-Year-Old Lives On With School Grant The name of the 9-year-old girl shot and killed by her 5-year-old cousin last week will live on in the form of a grant to be awarded by a student at the Philadelphia school she attended, district officials told Daily Voice. The award honoring Nyssa Davis will be given to a sixth grader at the Thomas M. Peirce School who exhibits the character and dedication to education that Nyssa shared will be awarded annually by the Philadelphia Home & School Council, spokeswoman Afea Tucker said. Nyssa was discovered in critical condition after being shot in the right side of her head by her 5-year-…

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by Cecilia Levine